Article Nº 1050 Clergy and religious Vol. I · p. 609
Cordeiro (Father António)
Original title: Cordeiro (Padre Antonio)
Biography of the Azorean Jesuit Father António Cordeiro (1641–1722), author of the Historia Insulana, an important source for the history of Madeira.
He was born in the city of Angra in 1641 and died in Lisbon on 2 February 1722. He entered the Society of Jesus and held very important posts in his order. He wrote and published various books in Latin and Portuguese, which are listed in the Bibliotheca lusitana. He is the author of the well-known work ‘Island History’ (Historia Insulana), which is of great interest for the history of our archipelago and which we shall discuss in a separate article.
People mentioned
- António Cordeiro 1641–1722
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